DOL and HHS Expand Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
The Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Administration for Community Living signed a new memorandum of agreement
According to a report, the Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Administration for Community Living signed a new memorandum of agreement to continue to expand and promote competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. This builds on a partnership started in 2012.
This partnership will create cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Administration for Community Living’s Centers for Independent Living and the DOL’s Workforce Investment System.
"This agreement solidifies our continued collaboration with the Administration for Community Living to align policy, practice, and funding toward outcomes related to competitive, integrated employment, independent living, and optimal socioeconomic advancement for individuals with disabilities,” said Jennifer Sheehy, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Disability Employment Policies.